A Study on Constructing Historical and Cultural Textbooks for Hualien Sugar Factory, Taiwan -Based on Local Stories

Abstract

The purpose of this study is employing literature review, in-depth interviews, and the KJ method to uncover early stories of Hualien Sugar Factory, Taiwan through interviews with elders, categorizing the stories and analyzing their distinctiveness, and adapting and constructing them as historical and cultural textbooks for guided tours. For the result of this study, early local stories can be grouped into seven categories-stories from sugarcane fields, memories of life on sugar factory premises, memories at Dajin Elementary School, life outside the factory, life before and after the war, accidents and death of family, and employees of different identities.